Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kətə
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Proto-Japonic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Speculatively, may be related to verb 語る (kataru, “to tell [a story, etc.]”). However the pitch accent patterns do not match.
Possibly related to Korean 것 (geot), but the Korean term historically ended in -s, which is difficult to reconcile.
Noun
[edit]*kətə
Descendants
[edit]Noun
[edit]*kətə